Article 2 Competent authority

Where reports of information on breaches received through the whistleblowing tool refer to a high-level ECB official as a person to whom a breach is attributed or with whom that person is associated, the competent authority to assess such reports and give feedback to the whistleblower, and/or to follow up on such reports, shall be:

1. (a)

   the President; or

2. (b)

   where the high-level ECB official referred to in the report is the President, the Vice-President.